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  • retrohour cgDnps

    467: The Games of a Lifetime with Jaz Rignall – – The Retro Hour EP467

    We catch up with legendary games journalist Julian ‘Jaz’ Rignall about his epic new book, The Games of a Lifetime, which is a video game time machine that takes you on an incredible journey from the very dawn of the industry, through the decades to the present day. It’s essentially … Read More From: Retro…

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  • subetha

    Build a (marginally) better malloc and free

    This is a dumb one, but maybe someone else will find it useful. I have been working on some C code that uses dynamically allocated linked lists. There are index structures and record structures and individual elements of different kinds in the records, all malloc()’d and then (hopefully) free()’d at … Read More From: Retro…

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  • metaljesusrocks PLLJj2

    GAME PICKUPS – EPIC GAME HAUL! (PS2, PS5, PSP, Switch, Xbox, SNES, Dreamcast)

    Download Whatnot and get $20 off your first purchase (can be used anywhere on the app): https://whatnot.com/invite/metaljesusrocks (offer valid until March 15, 2025) Sell on Whatnot & they’ll match up to $150 worth of sales in your first 7 days. Apply to sell using the same link above! *promotions are … Read More From: Retro…

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  • Highretrogamelord89 NZ5JtT

    Umzingelung for the ZX81

    Came also out for: Game description: A 2-player only light cycles-esque game. … Read More From: Retro Roundup

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  • STOT BuDv0z

    [STOT] ST Offline Tournament

    ST Offline Tournament STOT has been running for several years in a dedicated section of Atari-Forum. I had heard others talk about it but, for some reason, I never got involved – something I now look back on with a mix of confusion and regret. Thankfully, I’ve finally come … Read More From: Retro Roundup

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  • curiousmarc sRzPCC

    New CZUR ET Max: How I scan Vintage Manuals

    The new 38 MP CZUR ET Max book scanner is out, and CZUR asked me if I could do a video on it. I’ll be happy to oblige, as this is the brand of scanners that I use to scan my vintage manuals. CZUR ET Max Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/czur-notebook/czur-et-max-the-unprecedented-professional-book-scanner My scans … Read More From: Retro…

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  • breakintochat nehKcN

    Digging in to “Nosh Kosh,” the Jewish Pac-Man clone

    In 2022, I published Nosh Kosh — a Jewish spin on Pac-Man for the Apple II — as part of the Kirschen software collection that I rescued from cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen’s floppy disks. Since then, I have played “Nosh Kosh” on and off, but inexplicably I have never been able … Read More From: Retro…

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  • Highretrogamelord89 RAZbrL

    U.F.O. for the ZX81

    Came also out for: Game description: U.F.O. is a fixed screen shoot ’em up that is based on the arcade game Astro Invader. Rampaging hordes of kamikaze aliens are attacking the earth and of course it’s up to the player to shoot them down before they crash into the … Read More From: Retro Roundup

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  • subetha 1MSBYh

    Blog stats for January 2025

    I am trying something new, when I remember to do it. Unfortunately, copying and pasting from the stats dashboard seems to make links that have no URL attached to them. Annoying. So for now, just the titles. Top Posts & Pages: Using the DJI MIC 2 or Mic Mini … Read More From: Retro Roundup

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